Authenticate This COACH - **see first post for format**

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IMPORTANT READ-ME

Please post authenticity questions related to COACH in this thread. No PMs please.
For further information, please refer to the first post on page 1 of this thread.

Please follow the following requests:
  • Before you submit a request for authentication, please search this thread to make sure that the item has not previously been authenticated by searching the seller ID and/or item number. This is not a thread to ask general questions about COACH, please refer to our main Coach forum for such information.
  • Note that authenticators have the right to refuse any requests. This is a free service, but it is imperative that you help our authenticators by using the following format:
  • FOR ITEMS LISTED ONLINE:
    Item:
    Listing number:
    Seller and site where listed
    Link:
    Comments:

  • FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ONLINE:
    Item:
    Where purchased or how obtained
    Comments:
BASIC PICTURES REQUIRED (but more may be requested): If necessary pictures are in the listing, it's not necessary to upload and duplicate them.
  • Front of item
  • Back of item
  • Full clear and legible creed text and serial number
  • Made in tags (when available)
  • Measurements
  • For bags with turnlock closures, show pictures of back of female side of turnlock
  • For bags with magnetic snaps, show pictures of the male part of the snap so that the numbers and letters on it can be read
  • If applicable, search interior of bag and/or pockets for small white tag with production information and include a picture of that.
Thank you and be safe!
 
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Busykitty said:
Request for authentication
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/333491939173

I recently sold this bag and the buyer stated that because of the more forward pocket placement of the creed that it prompted her to ask a “vintage coach expert” on Facebook what he thought and was told it was not authentic because of this placement. Now my poor buyer thinks she may have a fake bag. Thank you in advance as I am deeply troubled by this.
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Gee, I wonder who that supposed "vintage coach expert" is!
It is authentic. If that expert knew more, he would know that many station bags have creeds inside the front pocket instead of on the back wall. I have a theory that the piece for the back pocket and the front of the bag were nearly identical so sometimes either the wrong piece was stamped before the bag was assembled, or they put the creed piece in the wrong place.
 
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BeenBurned said:
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BeenBurned said:
If the pictures you've posted are gefrpe123 's own, it's probably okay but she shouldn't be using stolen stock images in her listing. Clearly, she has a camera and can take pictures so buyers know that she has the item in her possession and that picture are of that item. Buyers shouldn't have to ask for pictures because they aren't in the listing.

There's one more picture we need. There should be a small white tag hidden somewhere inside the bag, probably buried in a pocket. You can either request a picture of it or post a picture after you receive the bag.
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You are so right she should have been using her own pics - I will make sure to be careful of that too in the future. I will be sure to send that pic once I get the item! Ok thanks sooo much!!!
 
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whateve said:
Gee, I wonder who that supposed "vintage coach expert" is!
It is authentic. If that expert knew more, he would know that many station bags have creeds inside the front pocket instead of on the back wall. I have a theory that the piece for the back pocket and the front of the bag were nearly identical so sometimes either the wrong piece was stamped before the bag was assembled, or they put the creed piece in the wrong place.
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I have a black Station Bag that's like this. Is is very common?
 
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Busykitty said:
Request for authentication
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/333491939173

I recently sold this bag and the buyer stated that because of the more forward pocket placement of the creed that it prompted her to ask a “vintage coach expert” on Facebook what he thought and was told it was not authentic because of this placement. Now my poor buyer thinks she may have a fake bag. Thank you in advance as I am deeply troubled by this.
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whateve said:
Gee, I wonder who that supposed "vintage coach expert" is!
It is authentic. If that expert knew more, he would know that many station bags have creeds inside the front pocket instead of on the back wall. I have a theory that the piece for the back pocket and the front of the bag were nearly identical so sometimes either the wrong piece was stamped before the bag was assembled, or they put the creed piece in the wrong place.
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Busykitty said:
Can this “fb authenticator” (who is who you think he is) be reported to eBay for inaccurate authentication?
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whateve said:
No. He didn't authenticate it through ebay. He's entitled to his opinion.
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Maybe if you refer your buyer here to the posts confirming authenticity, perhaps SHE can let the facebook "expert" know that he is wrong and might learn by reading here!
 
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BeenBurned said:
Maybe if you refer your buyer here to the posts confirming authenticity, perhaps SHE can let the facebook "expert" know that he is wrong and might learn by reading here!
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Busykitty said:
I have, and he’s since changed his answer...
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That's my dad your talking about and he changed his thoughts on that bag as soon as he saw the creed stamp he told the buyer it was real....WAY before this all started. There are always 2 sides to the story so please don't be so judgemental before you know all the facts.
 
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Busykitty said:
Request for authentication
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/333491939173

I recently sold this bag and the buyer stated that because of the more forward pocket placement of the creed that it prompted her to ask a “vintage coach expert” on Facebook what he thought and was told it was not authentic because of this placement. Now my poor buyer thinks she may have a fake bag. Thank you in advance as I am deeply troubled by this.
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Whatever nameless male "expert" gave that opinion was TOTALLY wrong. Early Station Bags DID have the creed stamped on the back panel of the underflap pocket. The bag is completely genuine, made in NYC probably in the early 1980s.

I hope your buyer gets her advice from other sources in the future. Please send her the link to this post:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...ost-for-format.889527/page-3029#post-33585533

ETA - And from the other comment, it's exactly the expert I though it would be. I saw the same posts at Ebay too. He's also made a mistake in the date of a bag just a few posts away from the one asking about YOUR bag. We've seen other mistakes from the same source.

Experience doesn't always guarantee factual knowledge.
 
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This is a bag that's on Poshmark. I just asked her for a picture of the Creed and someone bought it like 5 seconds after I asked so I never did get it. Is this an authentic style? And if so, what is it? I know I don't have anymore pictures, that's all there was. If it's not helpful, ignore me. So sorry. It's just darn cute.
 

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#45,434
ACCB said:
That's my dad your talking about and he changed his thoughts on that bag as soon as he saw the creed stamp he told the buyer it was real....WAY before this all started. There are always 2 sides to the story so please don't be so judgemental before you know all the facts.
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This is the first time I've heard of an "authenticator" judging a bag before seeing the creed. SMH!

What legitimate "expert" does that?
 
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